这从商不见得不如从仕
“isn't necessarily worse than being an official.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说你不好好念书 你将来怎么办 我姑姑可说了
“If you don't study hard, what are you going to do in the future? My aunt said that doing business”
这从商 不见得 不如 从仕
“isn't necessarily worse than being an official.”
而且徽州好多男儿 都在外面跑商呢
“Besides, many men in Huizhou are out doing business.”
“Stop judging me by traditional standards; doing business can be just as successful.”
In traditional China, scholars ranked highest while merchants ranked lowest; the speaker is challenging this ancient social stigma to justify a commercial career.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not necessarily / not likely
Use this spoken formula to soften an objection or disagree without sounding overly aggressive.
engage in business / pursue commerce
A semi-formal expression referring to career paths in commerce, often paired with counterparts like 从政 or 从仕.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“promising imperial officials.”
“Although the Ji family are merchants,”
“that's the way of doing business.”
“He thinks it was nepotism. After all, it's his girlfriend.”
“Having business is better than having none.”
“A genuine case of promotion through credit.”